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We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products. Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency and operate with confidence in an ever-changing market.\nOur story is one of rapid growth, bold ideas and extraordinary opportunities. We’re here to challenge the status quo-and we’re looking for brilliant people who want to do the same. No matter where you are in the world, this is your chance to be part of something exceptional.\nAbout the Team:\nThe global Centric Planning & Pricing team is at the forefront of delivering best-in-class solutions for the fashion and retail industries. Comprised of dynamic, results-driven technical and business experts, the team specializes in implementing end-to-end planning systems that drive measurable customer success. Through deep industry knowledge and a collaborative approach, the team consistently delivers innovative solutions that enable clients to optimize performance and achieve their strategic goals.\nResponsibilities:\nAnalyze customer business requirements as a basis to propose Planning & Pricing Solutions\nCollaborate with the rest of Sales Team in qualifying prospects\nResponsible for in-depth, broad-based pre-sales presentations of the entire Centric Planning Solution suite\nConfigure Centric Software solutions which are fit for purpose through product\npresentations and supporting materials.\nProduce written specifications (i.e. Solution Scope Documents and Use Case Documents) highlighting product features and benefits / value-add to customers to capture business process requirements for proposed solutions.\nAnalyze requirements and design solutions for complex customer requirements and its pain points\nPrepare response documentation for RFI/RFP requests\nEnsure clear understanding of customer’s technology requirements; providing support for proposal and project teams and technical leadership with a vision to win and deliver large- scale, complex solutions.\nProvide input into future solution functionality, implementation methodology and customization standards.\nTake part in marketing campaigns according to personal understanding on markets and customer potential needs, ensuring that sales pitches are also aligned\nSkills:\nStrategic Thinking Skills: Pre-Sales Consultants call upon their strategic thinking skills to craft successful sales pitches for their sales team and engage with their customers.\nAnalytical Skills: analyze data and the customer’s requirements before a product or sales campaign launches. 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